Meeting Abstract 43-3  Friday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Living in a Trash Can: Drosophila Flight Control in Turbulent Convection Cells ORTEGA-JIMENEZ, VM*; COMBES, SA; Univ. of California, Davis ornithopterus@gmail.com http://ornithopterus.com Rayleigh–Bénard convection cells, which are widespread in nature, are flow instabilities driven by a thermal gradient between a heated surface and its surroundings. For flying insects […]

Meeting Abstract 43-7  Friday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Geographic variation in bumble bee morphology: evidence for the influence of heterothermy and flight on insect size clines DILLON, ME*; OYEN, KJ; PIMSLER, ML; HERNDON, JD; STRANGE, JP; LOZIER, JD; Univ. of Wyoming; Univ. of Wyoming; Univ. of Alabama; Utah State Univ.; Utah State Univ.; Univ. of Alabama […]

Meeting Abstract 43-2  Friday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Effects of carrying a blood meal on take-off performance and flight kinematics of malaria mosquitoes (Anopheles coluzzii) CHANG, S.W.*; KOEHL, M.A.R.; DUDLEY, R.; MUIJRES, F.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Wageningen University, The Netherlands swchang@berkeley.edu Many species of flying animals carry […]

Meeting Abstract 43-6  Friday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Aerodynamic imaging and aeroacoustic cues for surface detection in nocturnal mosquitoes BOMPHREY, RJ*; PHILLIPS, N; WALKER, SM; NAKATA, T; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College; University of Leeds; Chiba University rbomphrey@rvc.ac.uk Flying animals must perceive and avoid obstacles, often in environments deprived of sensory cues. In particular, nocturnal […]

Meeting Abstract 43-4  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  The evolutionary, epidemiological, and ecological consequences of parasite-mediated anorexia HITE, JL*; CRESSLER, CE; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Nebraska-Lincoln jessicahite@gmail.com http://www.jessicahite.com Parasite-mediated anorexia is a ubiquitous, but poorly understood component of host-parasite interactions. These temporary but substantial reductions in food intake (range: 4-100%) limit exposure to parasites and […]

Meeting Abstract 43-7  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  The Landscape of Immunity in a Wild Ungulate Population ALBERY, GF*; KENYON, F; BECKER, DJ; NUSSEY, DH; PEMBERTON, JM; University of Edinburgh Institute of Evolutionary Biology; Moredun Research Institute, Scotland; Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; University of Edinburgh Institute of Evolutionary Biology; University of Edinburgh Institute of Evolutionary […]

Meeting Abstract 43-2  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Spatiotemporal phylogeography of immune genes in the frog-fungus disease system SAVAGE, AE*; TRUJILLO, A; HOFFMAN, EA; SAVAGE, Anna; University of Central Florida anna.savage@ucf.edu http://sciences.ucf.edu/biology/annasavage/ Immune gene diversity is linked to disease susceptibility in a wide variety of animal taxa, particularly relationships between Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) polymorphism in […]

Meeting Abstract 43-6  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Investigating the evolution of tolerance in a wild songbird HENSCHEN, A.E.*; ADELMAN, J.S.; Iowa State Univ.; Iowa State Univ. henschen@iastate.edu Mechanisms that reduce the costs of infection are expected to evolve when populations encounter novel pathogens. Individuals can reduce the costs of infection in two main ways: resistance […]

Meeting Abstract 43-5  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Host immunity and selection on pathogen virulence in a songbird-bacterium system LEON, AE*; HAWLEY, DM; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg leona@vt.edu Few natural systems have provided the opportunity to empirically test the theory that incomplete host immunity selects for higher pathogen virulence. Since its emergence in North American house finch […]

Meeting Abstract 43-3  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Buggy Creek virus Dynamics within Swallow Bugs (Oeciacus vicarious) TYLER ROLLMAN, B*; TROY ROWAN, ; BEN RYAN, ; CAROL FASSBINDER-ORTH, ; Creighton University; Creighton University; Creighton University; Creighton University tylerrollman@creighton.edu Arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) emergence and re-emergence has rapidly increased in recent years, causing a rise in arboviral-related mortalities […]